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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by ferdo on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @08:53PM (#6371269)
The creator of Bitcoin was quite clear of his political motivations [1]:

[1] http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg099...

As for PGP, Phil Zimmerman was even clearer in his intentions [2]:

[2] http://www.pgpi.org/doc/whypgp/en/

Technology is a response to politics as well as a catalyst for political change. To attempt to "de-politify" technology as a matter of course is like castrating a prize bull.

Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by diminoten on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @09:20PM (#6371363)
Death of the author. What a tool is made for is irrelevant to its use.